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25 June 2024

Malaysia

Social Health Insurance Needed To Cover Accidents, Rising Dialysis Socso Burden: Bandar Kuching MP

Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii suggests introducing social health insurance, as only 18% of accidents reported to Socso in 2023 were entitled to coverage as workplace incidents. Socso's dialysis cost burden is rising too, exceeding RM356 million in 2023.

8 September 2022

Malaysia

Only 19% Uptake For Socso’s Health Screening Programme

Socso has expanded its health screening programme to at-risk workers aged 30 and older, from the initial floor age of 40, besides creating a mobile app to set appointments and check test results.

27 October 2021

Malaysia

NCD Cases Detected With Socso’s Health Screening Drop In 2020

Socso’s health screening programme (HSP) has also helped in the early detection of breast and cervical cancer in 1,696 employees.

22 February 2021

Malaysia

MOH Increasing Manufacturing Workers Screening With Rapid Tests

Dr Adham Baba says certain large companies may be asked to provide their own quarantine centres to isolate asymptomatic employees who are positive for Covid-19.

22 October 2020

Malaysia

Socso Offers Free Covid-19 Tests At BP Centres For Workers Under CMCO

Socso’s Prihatin Screening Programme only lists 10 BP Healthcare diagnostic outlets in the Klang Valley; there are four million employees in Selangor and KL.

14 May 2020

Malaysia

Socso Screening Appointments Deferred As Foreign Construction And Security Workers Now Targeted

Socso’s Prihatin Screening Programme (PSP) now focuses on foreign workers in construction and security services in KL and Selangor.

13 May 2020

Malaysia

Socso Denies MyEG Partnership On Workers’ Covid-19 Screening

Socso says registration for its Prihatin Screening Programme can only be done on its website.

11 May 2020

Malaysia

Socso Adding Covid-19 Screening Providers, Cancels Antibody Tests

Socso will appoint more service providers, besides BP Healthcare, to run PCR tests on migrant workers in the construction sector and on Covid-19 red-zone workers.

7 May 2020

Malaysia

Socso Chose PCR Test Provider After Getting Six Quotations

Socso's Prihatin Screening Programme (PSP) is using PCR tests first because MOH-recommended antibody rapid test kits are not available for at least 14 to 21 days.

6 May 2020

Malaysia

Nearly 45,000 Workers Tested For Covid-19 Under Socso: Minister

Over 298,000 workers have registered with Socso’s Program Saringan Prihatin (PSP) Covid-19 screening programme.

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Only 19% Uptake For Socso’s Health Screening Programme

NCD Cases Detected With Socso’s Health Screening Drop In 2020

MOH Increasing Manufacturing Workers Screening With Rapid Tests

Socso Offers Free Covid-19 Tests At BP Centres For Workers Under CMCO

Socso Screening Appointments Deferred As Foreign Construction And Security Workers Now Targeted

Socso Denies MyEG Partnership On Workers’ Covid-19 Screening

Socso Adding Covid-19 Screening Providers, Cancels Antibody Tests

Socso Chose PCR Test Provider After Getting Six Quotations

Nearly 45,000 Workers Tested For Covid-19 Under Socso: Minister

Help, I’m Forced To Work Every Day — Sibu Hospital Medical Officer

Cataract Surgery Bill 100% Higher For Insured Patient Than Self-Pay Patient: MPs

PM Touts Act 586 Amendment To Regulate Private Hospital Charges

Delay Medical Premium Hikes, Integrate Community Pharmacies Into Insurance Coverage — MPS

MMA Launching ‘Black Monday’ Protest To ‘Save’ GPs